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Neuroscientists identified predisposition to accidental awareness under an
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Brain structures which could predict an individual's proclivity to accidental awareness under anaesthetic have been identified for the first time by neuroscientists in Trinity College Dublin.
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Researchers reveal children for tough problems use same brain network as a
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A new study has discovered that children as early as four years old had indications of a network in the brain present in adults that deals with tough cognitive challenges
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Researchers give new insight into human cognition, origins of brain disord
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) employed computer modelling to identify mutations in the human genome that are likely to have altered the evolution of human intellect. This pioneering human genomics study might lead to a greater knowledge of human health and the deve
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Study finds how social isolation generates astrocyte-mediated deficits in
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A study revealed a crucial reason to keep in touch with friends and family. Social isolation promotes memory and learning deficiencies, as well as other behavioural abnormalities
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Study: Spinal cord stimulation improves arm, hand movement after stroke
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to experts, a neurotechnology that stimulates the spinal cord quickly increases arm and hand movement, allowing those suffering from moderate to severe stroke to carry out their routine daily tasks more readily.
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Tom Sizemore in critical condition: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
After suffering a brain aneurysm, Tom Sizemore is in critical condition. His manager Charles Lago said that the actor has been "hospitalised in intensive care."
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Unemployed brain or spine cancer patients experience more pain, depression
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A study found that patients with brain or spine cancer who are unemployed may experience more intense pain, discomfort, concern, and depressive symptoms than those with the same conditions who are employed.
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Low brain pressure may increase chance of developing glaucoma: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A multinational research team led by Lithuanian specialists adds to the body of evidence showing that intracranial pressure plays a substantial role in normal-tension glaucoma, which makes up to 50 per cent of all cases of glaucoma. Low intracranial pressure is linked to poor patient vision,
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Kids use same brain network as adults to solve tough problems: Research
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to a recent study, children as young as four show signs of a brain network that deals with sophisticated cognitive issues in adults.
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Study finds space travel influences working of brain
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Scientists of the University of Antwerp and the University of Liege have found how the human brain changes and adapts to weightlessness, after being in space for 6 months.
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Alcohol consumption linked to acceleration of Alzheimer's disease: Researc
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Although current research indicates that alcohol use disorder is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, further study is needed to determine how alcohol use disorder affects the pathophysiology of the illness
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Researchers how bacteria use electricity to communicate
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Bacteria use electricity to communicate and react to environmental cues, much like neurons do in human brains. To better understand antibiotic resistance, scientists have now found a mechanism to alter this electrical signalling in bacteria.
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